Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju, during 'Fit India Walkathon' in Delhi on March 08, urged countrymen to not believe in rumours and assured that the Olympics are on track and dates are finalised.
Two times gold medalist in 10M pistol Shooting World Cup, Abhishek Verma came up with unique idea for practice and opened small shooting range in his home at Chandigarh.
The task force urged sports authorities to visit the countryside and make all out attempts to spot talent in various primary schools and nurture them.
Also on the agenda will be audit firm Deloitte's presentation on financial irregularities in state associations.
Earlier, both Los Angeles and Paris were originally competing to host the 2024 Olympics.
The 100m and 200m world record holder Bolt said in a press conference that he will only run in the 100 and 4×100 relay in his last world championship appearance.
India's lone Olympic gold-medallist Abhinav Bindra and national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand today found a place in an eight-member Task Force of the Sports Ministry to draw up an action plan for the next three
Akshay Kumar says that honouring winners of competitions like Olympics with just medals is not enough, and that providing them financial rewards is important and practical practice.
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Jharkhand archer Deepika Kumari, who won her 1/64 and 1/32 contests in convincing fashion to book a place in the pre-quarters of the individual archery event at Rio 2016, has unwavering focus and determination which
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New Delhi: Depa Karmakar has scripted history by becoming the first Indian to be named as 'World Class Gymnast' by the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique or FIG. The confirmation for the 'World Class Gymnast'
New Delhi: In a stroll down the memory lane, Milkha Singh, also dubbed as the Flying Sikh, said that he has shed tears on five occasions in his eventful life, and the most saddening moment
Kingston (Jamaica): Casting doubt on his Rio de Janeiro Olympics appearance next month, Usain Bolt has withdrawn from his country's National Senior Championships citing an unspecified injury, said Jamaican officials. The national meet serves as
Narang, who had missed the 10m event in the Munich World Cup last month due to a heel injury, fired 123.1 points while Bindra finished with a disappointing 102.3 to be at the penultimate spot in the final.
Brasilia: With less than 50 days left for the Olympics, the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro has declared a financial emergency. According to the Interim Governor Francisco Dornelles, the "serious economic crisis" threatens to
Vienna: World athletics governing body IAAF on Friday extended the ban on the doping-tainted Russian athletics federation, barring Russia's track and field athletes from competing for their country at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
New Delhi: Indian weightlifters earned two quota places for Rio Olympics - one each in men's and women's sections - at the recently-concluded Senior Asian Championships at Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Indian women lifters collected 100 points
New Delhi: Indian men's hockey team goalkeeper PR Sreejesh feels a good start in the Rio Olympics is pivotal to the success of the eight-time champions in the quadrennial event. India are scheduled to play
New Delhi: The Union sports ministry has set a target of 10-plus medals at the forthcoming Rio de Janerio Olympics that will see the largest-ever Indian contingent of athletes participating. A committee set up by
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